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   school

   /skuːl/

   noun

   • 1. an institution for educating children: "Ryder's children did not go to school at all" Similar educational institutioncentre of learningacademycollegealma materrare:phrontistery
   • ▪ the buildings used by a school: "the cost of building a new school"
   • ▪ the pupils and staff of a school: "the head addressed the whole school"
   • ▪ a day's work at school: "school started at 7 a.m"
   • 2. any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline: "a dancing school"
   • ▪ a university: informal North American "Harvard is certainly not a loafer's school"
   • ▪ a department or faculty of a university concerned with a particular subject of study: "the School of Medicine" Similar departmentfacultydivision
   • 3. a group of people, particularly writers, artists, or philosophers, sharing similar ideas or methods: "the Frankfurt school of critical theory" Similar groupsetcirclecliquefactionsectfollowersfollowingdisciplesapostlespupilsstudentsadmirersdevoteesvotariesproponentsadherentsimitatorscopiersemulatorsrare:epigones
   • ▪ a style, approach, or method of a specified character: "film-makers are tired of the skin-deep school of cinema" Similar way of thinkingschool of thoughtpersuasioncreedcredodoctrinebelieffaithoutlookopinionpoint of viewdenominationapproachmethodstyleinformal:ism
   • 4. (at Oxford University) the hall in which final examinations are held. British
   • ▪ final examinations: "I never took schools. I was ill"
   • 5. a group gambling together: British "a poker school"
   • ▪ a group of people drinking together in a bar and taking turns to buy the drinks: informal British "I ordered a pint of bitter for myself—I didn't want to get into a school"

   verb

   • 1. send to school; educate: formal North American "Taverier was born in Paris and schooled in Lyon" Similar educateteachinstruct
   • ▪ train or discipline (someone) in a particular skill or activity: "he schooled her in horsemanship" Similar trainteachtutorcoachinstructupskilldrilldisciplinedirectguidepreparegroommouldshapeformprimeverseindoctrinateinculcate
   • 2. train (a horse) on the flat or over fences: "if you have schooled your horse properly, your riding will look better"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a Xhosa) educated and westernized: South African "economic considerations persuaded many Xhosa not to become school by opting for a Western lifestyle"
   • ▪ (of a name) of Western origin: South African "it embarrasses me to be called by the school name I was given at church"

   Word Origin Old Englishscōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole.

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   The meaning of SCHOOL is an organization that provides instruction. How to use school in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of School.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCHOOL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SCHOOL definition: 1. a place where children go to be educated: 2. the period of your life during which you go to…. Learn more.

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   School definition: an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age. See examples of SCHOOL used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › schoolSchool - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you school someone, it means you’ve educated or put that person in his or her place. School has its roots in the Greek skhole. That word originally had the sense of “leisure,” which evolved into a “place for discussion,” so you can see how school came to have its modern meaning.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCHOOL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   16 meanings: 1. a. an institution or building at which children and young people usually under 19 receive education b. (as.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishschool noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of school noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.